Legislation authored by Don Rains
Includes legislation with Don Rains as the primary author for the 64th through 67th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
| 67th Regular Session | |
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| HB 468 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to student fees for bus service at Southwest Texas State University. |
| HB 613 |
Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to an increase in benefits for certain annuitants of the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
| HB 645 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to incorporation of an area as a municipality with out the consent of the municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the area is located. |
| HB 1205 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to casing that may be used in drilling for oil and gas. |
| HB 1206 |
Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to verification of absentee ballots. |
| HB 1232 |
Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the budget and the method of selecting the board of directors of an appraisal district. |
| HB 1233 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to license fees for persons selling citrus fruits. |
| HB 1234 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the family farm and ranch security loan program. |
| HB 1453 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the regulation of the vegetable and citrus industry and the administration of the produce recovery fund. |
| HB 1553 |
Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the appropriation of certain fees to the Texas Department of Health for the administration of the Home Health Services Act. |
| HB 1768 |
Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the approval of proclamation of the Parks and Wildlife Commission by the Commissioners Court of Hays County. |
| HB 1769 |
Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the approval of proclamations of the Parks and Wildlife Commission by the Commissioners Court of Blanco County. |
| HJR 50 |
Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the Permanent University Fund and establishing the Higher Education Permanent Fund. |
| HJR 51 |
Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the Permanent University Fund and establishing the Higher Education Permanent Fund. |
| HR 36 | Caption: In memory of Richard Yancey Barnhart. |
| HR 69 | Caption: In memory of Bill Stribling. |
| HR 91 | Caption: Congratulating the State Bank and Trust Company of San Marcos, Texas. |
| HR 112 | Caption: Commending sponsors and participants of the Sixth Annual Cancer Bowl. |
| HR 225 | Caption: Congratulating Charles Matus. |
| HR 308 | Caption: In memory of Charles Wayne Dean. |
| HR 372 | Caption: Suspending certain rules to enable consideration of the Conference Committee report on HB 656. |
| 67th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 128 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the budget and the method of selecting the board of directors of an appraisal district. |
| HB 137 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the distribution of excess proceeds of tax sales. |
| HB 147 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an appropriation to Southwest Texas State University to repair or replace facilities and equipment destroyed or damaged by flood. |
| HB 153 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an appropriation to the Parks and Wildlife Department for the purpose of fixing ponds and facilities at the San Marcos fish hatchery. |
| HR 52 | Caption: Congratulating Dr. Norma R. Foreman. |
| 67th 3rd Called Session | |
| HR 13 | Caption: In memory of Mac Howard. |
| 66th Regular Session | |
| HB 404 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to creation of the county court at law of Medina County. |
| HB 491 |
Last Action: Failed to pass to third reading Caption: Relating to homestead exemptions. |
| HB 546 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to membership on the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
| HB 554 |
Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to exemption of certain educational facilities and religious organizations from licensing requirements for child care facilities. |
| HB 922 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the physician's certification of sickness or physical disability for absentee voting. |
| HB 923 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to procedures for accounting for ballots supplied for absentee voting. |
| HB 1008 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to regulation of vegetable brokers and dealers; providing a penalty. |
| HB 1011 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to regulation of citrus fruit brokers and dealers. |
| HB 1043 |
Last Action: Sent to Local and Consent Calendar Committee Caption: Relating to an exemption from the Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act of licensed electricians who install smoke or fire detectors in residences. |
| HB 1288 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to higher education authorities created for the purpose of acquiring student loan notes. |
| HB 1289 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to radar detection devices; providing a penalty. |
| HB 1425 |
Last Action: Failed to pass to third reading Caption: Relating to regulation of sellers and growers of nursery products and nursery stock; providing a penalty. |
| HB 1426 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to a student center fee at Southwest Texas State University. |
| HB 1593 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to peace officers of water districts. |
| HB 1675 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Economic Development Caption: Relating to the collection of specific information concerning optional retirement program participants. |
| HB 1676 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to collection of federal or private funds for retirement contributions; providing a penalty. |
| HB 2095 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to the compensation of the official court reporters of the district courts. |
| HB 2176 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to creation of the County Court at Law of Medina County. |
| HB 2186 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the approval of the Commissioners Court of Hays County of hunting and fishing regulations. |
| HB 2187 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Hays County. |
| HB 2224 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to compensation of the director and deputy director of the Office of State-Federal Relations. |
| HCR 81 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Southwest Texas State University. |
| HJR 41 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: To repeal and prohibit all state ad valorem taxes on any property within this state. |
| HJR 45 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for refinancing of a homestead. |
| HJR 64 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for higher annual salaries for the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives. |
| HJR 104 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to state ad valorem taxes and funding for land acquisition and construction at public institutions of higher education. |
| HR 17 | Caption: Extending wishes for speedy recuperation to Pat Atkinson, wife of Representative Hamp Atkinson; Ouida Smith, wife of Representative Carlyle Smith; and Ruth Brown, wife of Representative Al Brown. |
| HR 101 | Caption: Recognizing the Fourth Annual Cancer Bowl. |
| HR 140 | Caption: In memory of Herbert A. Yarbrough, Jr. |
| 65th Regular Session | |
| HB 204 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to financing public school education, including determination of the local share of the cost of the Foundation School Program, determination of a school district's total taxable value of property, temporary restrictions on certain school districts' tax rates, state equalization aid for program enrichment, and state aid for compensatory education. |
| HB 445 |
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Relating to the creation of the 240th Judicial District composed of Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, and Wilson counties. |
| HB 716 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education Caption: Relating to allocating funds to school districts under the Foundation School Program to provide for the education of students who reside in orphanages or children's home. |
| HB 775 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to appointment of the juvenile court judge for a county. |
| HB 882 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Making an appropriation to Southwest Texas State University. |
| HB 883 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the authority of incorporated city or town to annex a municipal reservoir. |
| HB 950 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to creating a separate governing board for Southwest Texas State University and removing the university from the Texas State University System. |
| HB 1415 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Caption: Relating to extensions of gas utility service by certain municipally owned gas utilities. |
| HB 1455 |
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation Caption: Relating to the approval of the Commissioners Court of Blanco County of the proclamations of the Parks and Wildlife Commission. |
| HB 1456 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the elimination of a special archery season in Blanco County. |
| HB 1743 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Providing for changes of content in general primary and general election ballot up to 40 days prior to date of election. |
| HB 1744 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to county regulation of subdivisions in unincorporated areas on a local option election basis; providing a penalty. |
| HB 1745 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to regulation of dealers in vegetables and fruit grown in this state. |
| HB 2219 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the regulatory authority of the Parks and Wildlife Department over wildlife resources in Kendall County. |
| 65th 2nd Called Session | |
| HJR 29 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation $25,000 of the value of certain nonbusiness tangible personal property. |
| HJR 54 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Repealing and prohibiting all state ad valorem taxes on any property within this state by amending the Texas Constitution; establishing the State Higher Education Fund. |
| HR 8 | Caption: Relating to creating an interim committee to study the state ad valorem tax to finance construction of colleges and universities. |
| 64th Regular Session | |
| HB 612 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to abolishing the office of county superintendent of schools in Medina County. |
| HB 731 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the transfer or sale of surplus and salvage equipment or material. |
| HB 1590 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to compensation paid to the owners of cattle exposed to bovine brucellosis. |
| HB 1748 |
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Relating to the creation of the constitutional office of Criminal District Attorney of Hays County; abolishing the office of County Attorney of Hays County. |
| HB 1938 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Authorizing the Board of Regents, State Senior Colleges, for and in behalf of Southwest Texas State University to acquire a tract of land consisting of 17 acres, more or less, which is part of former Camp Gary in Caldwell County, Texas. |
| HCR 127 |
Last Action: Signed by Governor Caption: Creating a special interim committee to study means of stimulating and developing the textile industry in Texas. |
| HR 200 | Caption: Commending Russell Kelley and his staff. |